Dangerous Persuasions tells extraordinary and terrifyingly true tales of everyday people who were manipulated into horrific situations that changed their lives forever. These innocent men and women became the unsuspecting prey of dark forces, from sociopathic con men to criminal masterminds, and were coerced into activities that horrified them and left them traumatized. Through intimate, first-person accounts, each episode details the captivating stories of survivors lured into a web of deceit by a malicious manipulator. (Source: Discovery)

In 1975 Janja Lalich joins an underground political organization. She's soon trapped in a web of abuse, at the hands of leader Marlene Dixon. It's only when she's forced to bring her dying mother into the group that she begins to realize the corruption.